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Dyslexia Help for Kids: Reading, Spelling & Handwriting — Boost Your Child's Skills & Confidence with Days with Dyslexia
The Days with Dyslexia podcast helps parents support kids with dyslexia, reading struggles, spelling challenges, and handwriting difficulties.
I’m Michelle Morgan, a mom and speech-language pathologist, and each episode shares practical, research-based tips parents can use at home and in school.
You’ll learn how to help your child improve reading, spelling, and writing skills, boost confidence, and succeed at school. We also cover advocacy strategies, ADHD, executive function, learning differences, and tools to make learning easier for kids with dyslexia.
Whether your child has dyslexia, struggles with reading or writing, or you just want guidance to help them thrive, this podcast gives clear, actionable tips, hope, and support for parents every week.
Dyslexia Help for Kids: Reading, Spelling & Handwriting — Boost Your Child's Skills & Confidence with Days with Dyslexia
How to fix letter reversals in dyslexia and dysgraphia
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
Understanding and Fixing Letter Reversals in Children with Dyslexia and Dysgraphia
In this episode of 'Days with Dyslexia,' host Michelle Morgan, a speech-language pathologist and mother to a child with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and ADHD, delves into the issue of letter reversals in young learners. She explains when letter reversals are developmentally normal, why they happen, and how to address them effectively.
Michelle discusses the 'Head-to-Handwriting' program, which utilizes a systematic approach to teach letter directionality and handwriting, incorporating executive function skills and sound-letter associations to reduce letter reversals and build strong literacy foundations.
00:00 Introduction to Days with Dyslexia
00:28 Understanding Letter Reversals
01:14 Why Letter Reversals Happen
03:42 When to Be Concerned About Letter Reversals
05:02 Introducing the Head to Handwriting Program
05:25 Teaching Directionality and Letter Formation
07:36 Addressing Common Methods and Their Limitations
08:54 Effective Techniques for Teaching Letter Formation
11:39 Executive Function and Letter Writing
17:26 Transitioning from Letters to Words
19:31 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Want to learn more about the Head-to-Hand Writing Program? Check it out here: https://dayswithdyslexia.com/head-to-hand-writing-program/